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Is BOM melting down?
JW_Halverson:
--- Quote from: Marc St Louis on March 29, 2016, 08:07:50 pm ---If you have problems getting your subscription then the e-mag is an option, those never get lost in the mail.
It is a fact that the mag has gone to subscription only so those that were getting it off a newsstand will no longer be able to
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Didn't they just get a new distribution contract with a large expansion into WalMart and several other national chains? Dropping over the counter distribution sounds like a risky option, like giving up on finding new consumers. Hope they have a better grasp of the situation than I do, but it's their business and not mine.
Marc St Louis:
--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on March 30, 2016, 02:35:46 pm ---
--- Quote from: Marc St Louis on March 29, 2016, 08:07:50 pm ---If you have problems getting your subscription then the e-mag is an option, those never get lost in the mail.
It is a fact that the mag has gone to subscription only so those that were getting it off a newsstand will no longer be able to
--- End quote ---
Didn't they just get a new distribution contract with a large expansion into WalMart and several other national chains? Dropping over the counter distribution sounds like a risky option, like giving up on finding new consumers. Hope they have a better grasp of the situation than I do, but it's their business and not mine.
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News to me. Last I heard over the counter was history. Apparently there is very little money in it.
This is part of a reply from Customer Service to someone who was trying to register an account a week ago, I was asked to help
--- Quote --- We pulled out of the newsstands in November with our Dec/Jan issue and have gone to subscription only
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loefflerchuck:
To keep it very simple, back when all bows submitted to PA site were entered in the contest it was more fun. 60 instead of 4 made it seem like more of a event.
Dragoness:
--- Quote from: derrick morgan on March 06, 2016, 12:24:37 pm ---I'm one of the newbies who ain't ever posted a bow yet but enjoy watching a lot!
it's sure hard for most to compete against the beauties that some of you "elephants" keep coming, but i think that if people like you simson, stop entering their work, that won't get the BOM nowhere, just makes it less interesting.
every time i see the new top notch bows it inspires me a lot for my own work. even though i won't ever reach a state to create such masterpieces, it's not at all discouraging - it awakens the appetite for carving!
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I agree with you Derrik. More competition, not less, is needed. And it's the up-building kind of competition that inspires people to get excited and improve their own work. I'm a newbie too, and haven't even scratched the surface yet, but seeing what can be done with time and dedication is very motivational.
Here are my thoughts on the situation:
-Participation in BOM is going to fuel interest, which will then fuel more participation. We need the dedicated regulars to make that happen.
-Another important factor is going to be consistancy. I run an online business, and I have learned that for people to remember you, you have to stay fresh in their mind and keep their attention. That means posting like clockwork. Pretty soon people find themselves checking their inbox or social media on a certain day for your latest news. Maintain a presence.
-As far as contestants go, I think it would be wise to allow all. Limiting the contest to subscribers is doing nothing but limiting the scope and reach of the BOM contest. By including more contestants, and possibly offering a subscription to new winners, you will increase interest in the magazine, and therefore increase subscriptions. Boom.
bjrogg:
Hi guys I'm new to site and new subscriber. I didn't reply to this post before because I didn't think I really had a right to and maybe I still don't but this is how I feel about bom.
For the time I have visited this site I really enjoyed it. It has good set up and really great people I like the rules I think it keeps the forum from becoming one of those reality TV shows were every body just fights and argues and you don't even know what show is about anymore. I also think it keeps "my kind of people" on it. Maybe that isn't all inclusive but I think still lot of variety and I like my kind of people.
I subscribed not to be able to enter bom but to be able to view bom!! I will probably try to enter some of my stuff not really expecting to win but I do feel even as a newbie I might have some ideas to show that others hadn't thought of. I really don't want bom to go away or the great ones to quit posting I want and love to see lots of really great works of shooting art!! I don't know if rules should allow non subscribers to enter but I doubt it would decrease subscribers. I do think it would increase enteries to bom. I also personally have I very hard time posting pictures to site. I admit I'm not very good on computer but I have lots of pictures I'd love to share and I'm not sure if I can even figure out how to post pictures to bom. I Thank You all for this site, post, and magazine I sure hope none of it goes away.
Brian
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